Changes to Normal.dotm in Word 2007

Hello,
I have created a new "Blank Template.dotm" which essentially is a blank document that prompts users to enter in document properties, etc. The template works fine in Word 2007 (Office 2007 SP3). The requirement is to make this document the normal.dotm;
default work template when opening.
What I have discovered is that when taking the "Blank Template.dotm" and renaming it to "normal.dotm" the same template does not work. A user is not prompted for the document properties and when printing, the headers and footers are filled
with document reference errors.
Additionally, when I say "prompted for the document properties" what I mean is the document properties feature in work;
Click on Word Ord | Prepare | Document Properties
Can anyone shed some light on this? I can share a copy of the template if required.
Thanks!

A basic problem is that it is virtually impossible for an ordinary person to create a template to substitute for the normal template in Word.
I'm not saying impossible; I am saying I would not try it. The normal template produced by Word has a number of components that are not part of other templates produced by Word. This was more true in earlier versions of Word but remains the case in the Ribbon
versions. See
Normal Template for more on this.
Is there any reason your code cannot be in a
Global Template other than the normal template?
The Add-Ins at http://addbalance.com/word/download/LetterheadAddin.zip gives an example of an Add-In that runs code whenever Word starts and whenever a new document is created.
In addition, there is an option in Word to prompt for these properties. Why not just reset that option?
http://www.quepublishing.com/articles/article.aspx?p=731710&seqNum=10
I believe the command is:
Application.DisplayDocumentInformationPanel=True
If that is placed in an AutoExec macro in a global template it may do what you want.
Otherwise Jay Freedman provided the following macro which only acts on the first save:
Sub FileSave()
    ' Simulate the "Prompt for document properties" option of 2003.
    ' When the document is saved for the first time, open the
    ' Properties dialog.
    On Error Resume Next
    If Len(ActiveDocument.Path) > 0 Then
      ' The document has already been saved at least once.
      ' Just save and exit the macro.
      ActiveDocument.Save
      Exit Sub
    End If
    ' This is the first save. Show the dialog.
    Dialogs(wdDialogFileSummaryInfo).Show
    ' Now save.
    ActiveDocument.Save
End Sub
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